The first of its kind transplant surgery at Baptist Medical Center, as Keith Overcash received a new heart and kidney during the same operation; Kimberly Van Scoy reports.

The first of its kind transplant surgery at Baptist Medical Center, as Keith Overcash received a new heart and kidney during the same operation; Kimberly Van Scoy reports.

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Updated: 8:55 PM EST Jan 20, 2016

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WEBVTT TALITHA: IMAGINE BEING TOLD YOUWILL NOT SURVIVE BUT THEN YOUGOT A SECOND CHANCE.NICOLE: ONE MAN IS RECOVERINGAFTER BEING GIVEN THAT CHANCE.HE UNDERWENT A FIRST OF ITS KINDOPERATION AT WAKE FOREST BAPTISTMEDICAL CENTER.KIMBERLY: HE FEELS LIKE A NEWMAN AND IN MANY WAYS HE IS.HE HAS A NEW HEART AND KIDNEY.I WAS BEDRIDDEN.IF I DID LEAVE THE HOUSE I WASIN A WHEELCHAIR, I WAS ON HOMEOXYGEN.KIMBERLY: HISOPERATION WAS THEFIRST TIME DOCTORS PERFORMED AHARD-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT AT THESAME TIME.IN THEU.S., HALF A MILLIONPEOPLE HAVE HEART FAILURE.OF THOSE, ONLY 3000 AREFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET A HEARTTRANSPLANT.OUT OF THOSE 3000, LESS THAN 100GET A HEART AND KIDNEYTRANSPLANT.CAVERLY -- KIMBERLY:THEOPERATION LASTED 18 HOURS.WE HAD A GREAT OUTCOME FORTHE PATIENT.KIMBERLY: OVERCASH NOW HASEXERCISE THERAPY THREE DAYS AWEEK AND IS FEELING SO GOOD HEWALKED UP TO 11 MILES IN ONEDAY.NO OXYGEN, NOT BED RIDDEN.I FEEL WONDERFUL.KIMBERLY: HE IS THANKFUL HE HASBEEN GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE.I'M GOING TO BE THE BESTSTEWARD OF THIS GIFT I CAN.KIMBERLY: HE SAYS HIS FOCUS ISON PAYING IT FORWARD.

First of its kind transplant surgery

The first of its kind transplant surgery at Baptist Medical Center, as Keith Overcash received a new heart and kidney during the same operation; Kimberly Van Scoy reports.